During past meetings, the Bank has opened the doors for public participation through Open Forums on the food crisis[7] and on gender[8]. This spring, we’re turning a part of that conversation over to the public in a new way. We’re asking leaders from the fields of health, finance, technology and more to take questions in a series of live video interviews starting April 18 – via World Bank Live and on Facebook[9] and Twitter[10]. We’re calling it “5 Questions, 5 Minutes.”[11]

Here’s how to get involved:
Visit http://live.worldbank.org[12] to peruse the participants already lined up. Several of the interviews will be conducted in multiple languages, including Arabic, French, Japanese and Spanish. You can submit a question right now.

The live video stream will wrap up on April 21. Anything you missed will be available to replay – and we’ll be listening to see which issues and topics that our audience wants to hear more about in the future.